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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Bowl History
OU Football History & Tradition | Updated April 29, 2024
Firmly entrenched among the most tradition-rich schools in America, the Sooners have been a mainstay in college football's bowl tradition with 57 appearances all time. OU enjoys favored status among the bowl community, partly for its tradition, but also for its fan following. Regardless of the location, Sooner fans flock to follow a bowl tradition that is as fresh as it is historic. OU has made a school-record 25 consecutive bowl appearances, the second-longest active streak in the nation behind Georgia (27).
| Bowl Quick Facts | |
|---|---|
| Total Bowl Games | 57 - T-No. 4 Nationally |
| Bowl Wins | 31 - T-No. 5 Nationally |
| Overall Bowl Record | 31-25-1 (.553) |
| Longest Win Streak | 4 on three occasions (1954-59, 1972-76, 1979-81) |
| Most Appearances | 20 - Orange Bowl (12-8 Record) |
| as Higher-Ranked Team | 18-11-1 (.617) - 30 Games |
| as Lower-Ranked Team | 12-12 (.500) - 24 Games |
| Both Teams Unranked | 1-2 (.333) - 3 Games |
| Highest Attendance | 92,844 - 2018 Rose Bowl |
| Most Common Opponent | Florida State - 5 games (3-2, OU) |
| Bowl History | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Score | Bowl | Att. | |
| 12/28/23 | L | (14) Arizona 38, (12) Oklahoma 24 | Alamo Bowl | 55,853 |
| 12/29/22 | L | (13) Florida State 35, Oklahoma 32 | Cheez-It Bowl | 61.520 |
| 12/29/21 | W | (16) Oklahoma 47, (14) Oregon 32 | Alamo Bowl | 59,121 |
| 12/30/20 | W | (6) Oklahoma 55, (7) Florida 20 | Cotton Bowl | 17,323 |
| 12/28/19 | L | (1) LSU 63, (4) Oklahoma 28 | Peach Bowl | 78,347 |
| 12/29/18 | L | (1) Alabama 45, (2) Oklahoma 34 | Orange Bowl | 66,203 |
| 01/01/18 | L | (3) Georgia 54, (2) Oklahoma 48 (2OT) | Rose Bowl | 92,844 |
| 01/02/17 | W | (7) Oklahoma 35, (14) Auburn 19 | Sugar Bowl | 54,077 |
| 12/31/15 |
L
|
(1) Clemson 37, (4) Oklahoma 17 | Orange Bowl | 67,615 |
| 12/29/14 |
L
|
(17) Clemson 40, Oklahoma 6 | Russell Athletic Bowl | 70,473 |
| 01/02/14 |
W
|
(10) Oklahoma 45, (3) Alabama 31 | Sugar Bowl | 70,473 |
| 01/04/13 |
L
|
(10) Texas A&M 41, (12) Oklahoma 13 | Cotton Bowl | 87,025 |
| 12/30/11 |
W
|
(19) Oklahoma 31, Iowa 14 | Insight Bowl | 54,247 |
| 01/01/11 |
W
|
(9) Oklahoma 48, (25) Connecticut 20 | Fiesta Bowl (BCS) | 67,232 |
| 12/31/09 |
W
|
Oklahoma 31, (19) Stanford 27 | Sun Bowl | 53,713 |
| 01/08/09 |
L
|
(1) Florida 24, (2) Oklahoma 14 | Championship (BCS) | 78,468 |
| 01/02/08 |
L
|
(11) West Virginia 48, (3) Oklahoma 28 | Fiesta Bowl (BCS) | 70,016 |
| 01/01/07 |
L
|
(9) Boise State 43, (7) Oklahoma 42 (OT) | Fiesta Bowl (BCS) | 73,719 |
| 12/29/05 |
W
|
Oklahoma 17, (6) Oregon 14 | Holiday Bowl | 65,416 |
| 01/04/05 |
L
|
(1) USC 55, (2) Oklahoma 19 | Orange Bowl (BCS) | 77,912 |
| 01/01/04 |
L
|
(2) LSU 21, (3) Oklahoma 14 | Sugar Bowl (BCS) | 79,342 |
| 01/01/03 |
W
|
(8) Oklahoma 34, (7) Washington State 14 | Rose Bowl (BCS) | 86,848 |
| 01/01/02 |
W
|
(10) Oklahoma 10, Arkansas 3 | Cotton Bowl | 72,995 |
| 01/03/01 |
W
|
(1) Oklahoma 13, (3) Florida State 2 | Orange Bowl (BCS) | 76,835 |
| 12/31/99 |
L
|
Ole Miss 27, Oklahoma 25 | Independence Bowl | 49,843 |
| 12/29/94 |
L
|
(22) BYU 31, Oklahoma 6 | Copper Bowl | 45,122 |
| 12/24/93 |
W
|
(19) Oklahoma 41, Texas Tech 10 | John Hancock Bowl | 43,848 |
| 12/29/91 |
W
|
(20) Oklahoma 48, (19) Virginia 14 | Gator Bowl | 62,003 |
| 01/02/89 |
L
|
(13) Clemson 13, (10) Oklahoma 6 | Citrus Bowl | 53,571 |
| 01/01/88 |
L
|
(2) Miami 20, (1) Oklahoma 14 | Orange Bowl | 74,760 |
| 01/01/87 |
W
|
(3) Oklahoma 42, (9) Arkansas 8 | Orange Bowl | 57,291 |
| 01/01/86 |
W
|
(3) Oklahoma 25, (1) Penn State 10 | Orange Bowl | 74,178 |
| 01/01/85 |
L
|
(4) Washington 28, (2) Oklahoma 17 | Orange Bowl | 56,294 |
| 01/01/83 |
L
|
(11) Arizona State 32, (12) Oklahoma 21 | Fiesta Bowl | 70,553 |
| 12/26/81 |
W
|
Oklahoma 40, Houston 14 | Sun Bowl | 33,816 |
| 01/01/81 |
W
|
(4) Oklahoma 18, (2) Florida State 17 | Orange Bowl | 71,043 |
| 01/01/80 |
W
|
(5) Oklahoma 24, (4) Florida State 7 | Orange Bowl | 66,714 |
| 01/01/79 |
W
|
(4) Oklahoma 31, (6) Nebraska 24 | Orange Bowl | 66,635 |
| 01/01/78 |
L
|
(6) Arkansas 31, (2) Oklahoma 6 | Orange Bowl | 69,500 |
| 12/25/76 |
W
|
(8) Oklahoma 41, Wyoming 7 | Fiesta Bowl | 46,315 |
| 01/01/76 |
W
|
(3) Oklahoma 14, (5) Michigan 6 | Orange Bowl | 80,307 |
| 12/31/72 |
W
|
(2) Oklahoma 14, (5) Penn State 0 | Sugar Bowl | 72,316 |
| 01/01/72 |
W
|
(3) Oklahoma 40, (5) Auburn 22 | Sugar Bowl | 84,031 |
| 12/31/70 |
T
|
(20) Oklahoma 24, Alabama 24 | Bluebonnet Bowl | 53,382 |
| 12/31/68 |
L
|
(20) SMU 28, (10) Oklahoma 27 | Bluebonnet Bowl | 53,543 |
| 01/01/68 |
W
|
(3) Oklahoma 26, (2) Tennessee 24 | Orange Bowl | 77,993 |
| 01/02/65 |
L
|
Florida State 36, Oklahoma 19 | Gator Bowl | 50,408 |
| 01/01/63 |
L
|
(5) Alabama 17, (8) Oklahoma 0 | Orange Bowl | 73,380 |
| 01/01/59 |
W
|
(5) Oklahoma 21, (9) Syracuse 6 | Orange Bowl | 75,281 |
| 01/01/58 |
W
|
(4) Oklahoma 48, (16) Duke 21 | Orange Bowl | 76,561 |
| 01/01/56 |
W
|
(1) Oklahoma 20 (3) Maryland 6 | Orange Bowl | 75,561 |
| 01/01/54 |
W
|
(4) Oklahoma 7, (1) Maryland 0 | Orange Bowl | 68,640 |
| 01/01/51 |
L
|
(7) Kentucky 13, (1) Oklahoma 7 | Sugar Bowl | 80,206 |
| 01/01/50 |
W
|
(2) Oklahoma 35, (9) LSU 0 | Sugar Bowl | 82,000 |
| 01/01/49 |
W
|
(5) Oklahoma 14, (3) North Carolina 6 | Sugar Bowl | 80,383 |
| 01/01/47 |
W
|
(14) Oklahoma 34, (18) N.C. State 13 | Gator Bowl | 10,034 |
| 01/02/39 |
L
|
(2) Tennessee 17, (4) Oklahoma 0 | Orange Bowl | 32,191 |
Bowl Destinations
Due to the longstanding tradition that sent the Big 8 Conference champion to the Orange Bowl, Oklahoma has played in Miami 20 times and earned 12 Orange Bowl crowns -- more than any other team. OU has also played in the Sugar Bowl eight times (6-2) and seven other bowl games more than once.
| No. | Bowl | Record | Last Visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Orange Bowl | 12-8 | 2018 Season |
| 8 | Sugar Bowl | 6-2 | 2016 Season |
| 8 | Other bowl games | 3-5 | 2022 Season |
| 5 | Fiesta Bowl | 2-3 | 2010 Season |
| 3 | Cotton Bowl | 2-1 | 2020 Season |
| 3 | Gator Bowl | 2-1 | 1991 Season |
| 2 | Rose Bowl | 1-1 | 2017 Season |
| 2 | Bluebonnet Bowl | 0-1-1 | 1970 Season |
| 2 | Sun Bowl | 2-0 | 2009 Season |
| 2 | Alamo Bowl | 1-1 | 2023 Season |
| 1 | BCS National Championship | 0-1 | 2008 Season |
Bowl Opponents
Oklahoma has played a total of 31 different opponents in bowl games. The Sooners have met 10 teams more than once in a bowl including Florida State five times (last in the 2022 Cheez-It Bowl).
| No. | Opponent | Record | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Florida State | 3-2 | 2022 Cheez-It Bowl |
| 3 | Alabama | 1-1-1 | 2014 Sugar Bowl |
| 3 | Arkansas | 2-1 | 2002 Cotton Bowl |
| 3 | Clemson | 0-3 | 2015 Orange Bowl |
| 3 | LSU | 1-2 | 2019 Peach Bowl |
| 2 | Auburn | 2-0 | 2017 Sugar Bowl |
| 2 | Florida | 1-1 | 2020 Cotton Bowl |
| 2 | Maryland | 2-0 | 1956 Orange Bowl |
| 2 | Penn State | 2-0 | 1986 Orange Bowl |
| 2 | Tennessee | 1-1 | 1968 Orange Bowl |
| 2 | Oregon | 2-0 | 2021 Alamo Bowl |
Bowl Game MVPs
Forty-two Sooners have earned Most Valuable Player honors in a Sooner bowl game including quarterbacks Jack Mildren and J.C. Watts who earned honors in two games. Most recently, Rhamondre Stevenson and Tre Norwood were named Offensive and Defensive MVPs, respectively, of Oklahoma's 55-20 win over Florida in the 2020 Cotton Bowl.
| Date | MVP | Pos | Bowl | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/29/21 | Kennedy Brooks | RB | Alamo Bowl | Oklahoma 47, Oregon 32 |
| Pat Fields | DB | Alamo Bowl | Oklahoma 47, Oregon 32 | |
| 12/30/20 | Tre Norwood | DB | Cotton Bowl | Oklahoma 55, Florida 20 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | Cotton Bowl | Oklahoma 55, Florida 20 | |
| 01/02/17 | Baker Mayfield | QB | Sugar Bowl | Oklahoma 35, Auburn 19 |
| 01/02/14 | Trevor Knight |
QB
|
Sugar Bowl | Oklahoma 45, Alabama 31 |
| 12/30/11 | Blake Bell |
QB
|
Insight Bowl | Oklahoma 31, Iowa 14 |
| Jamell Fleming |
DB
|
Insight Bowl | Oklahoma 31, Iowa 14 | |
| 01/01/11 | Jamell Fleming |
DB
|
Fiesta Bowl | Oklahoma 48, Connecticut 20 |
| Landry Jones |
QB
|
Fiesta Bowl | Oklahoma 48, Connecticut 20 | |
| 12/31/09 | Ryan Broyles |
WR
|
Sun Bowl | Oklahoma 31, Stanford 27 |
| 12/29/05 | Rhett Bomar |
QB
|
Holiday Bowl | Oklahoma 17, Oregon 14 |
| C.J. Ah You |
DE
|
Holiday Bowl | Oklahoma 17, Oregon 14 | |
| 01/01/03 | Nate Hybl |
QB
|
Rose Bowl | Oklahoma 34, Washington State 14 |
| 01/01/02 | Quentin Griffin |
RB
|
Cotton Bowl | Oklahoma 10, Arkansas 3 |
| Roy Williams |
DB
|
Cotton Bowl | Oklahoma 10, Arkansas 3 | |
| 01/03/01 | Torrance Marshall |
LB
|
Orange Bowl | Oklahoma 13, Florida State 2 |
| 12/24/93 | Jerald Moore |
RB
|
Sun Bowl | Oklahoma 41, Texas Tech 10 |
| 12/29/91 | Cale Gundy |
QB
|
Gator Bowl | Oklahoma 48, Virginia 14 |
| 01/01/88 | Darrell Reed |
DE
|
Orange Bowl | Miami 20, Oklahoma 14 |
| 01/01/87 | Dante Jones |
LB
|
Orange Bowl | Oklahoma 42, Arkansas 8 |
| Spencer Tillman |
HB
|
Orange Bowl | Oklahoma 42, Arkansas 8 | |
| 01/01/86 | Sonny Brown |
DB
|
Orange Bowl | Oklahoma 25, Penn State 10 |
| Tim Lashar |
K
|
Orange Bowl | Oklahoma 25, Penn State 10 | |
| 01/01/83 | Marcus Dupree |
RB
|
Fiesta Bowl | Arizona State 32, Oklahoma 21 |
| Paul Ferrer |
OL
|
Fiesta Bowl | Arizona State 32, Oklahoma 21 | |
| 12/26/81 | Darrell Shepherd |
QB
|
Sun Bowl | Oklahoma 40, Houston 14 |
| Ricky Bryan |
DT
|
Sun Bowl | Oklahoma 40, Houston 14 | |
| 01/01/81 | J.C. Watts |
QB
|
Orange Bowl | Oklahoma 18, Florida State 17 |
| 01/01/80 | J.C. Watts |
QB
|
Orange Bowl | Oklahoma 24, Florida State 7 |
| Bud Hebert |
FS
|
Orange Bowl | Oklahoma 24, Florida State 7 | |
| 01/01/79 | Billy Sims |
RB
|
Orange Bowl | Oklahoma 31, Nebraska 24 |
| Reggie Kinlaw |
DT
|
Orange Bowl | Oklahoma 31, Nebraska 24 | |
| 12/25/76 | Thomas Lott |
QB
|
Fiesta Bowl | Oklahoma 41, Wyoming 7 |
| Terry Peters |
CB
|
Fiesta Bowl | Oklahoma 41, Wyoming 7 | |
| 01/01/76 | Steve Davis |
QB
|
Orange Bowl | Oklahoma 14, Michigan 6 |
| Lee Roy Selmon |
DT
|
Orange Bowl | Oklahoma 14, Michigan 6 | |
| 01/01/72 | Jack Mildren |
QB
|
Sugar Bowl | Oklahoma 40, Auburn 22 |
| Tinker Owens |
WR
|
Sugar Bowl | Oklahoma 40, Auburn 22 | |
| 01/01/68 | Bob Warmack |
QB
|
Orange Bowl | Oklahoma 26, Tennessee 24 |
| 01/01/65 | Carl McAdams |
C
|
Gator Bowl | Florida State 36, Oklahoma 19 |
| 01/01/50 | Leon Heath |
FB
|
Sugar Bowl | Oklahoma 35, Louisiana State 0 |
| 01/01/49 | Jack Mitchell |
QB
|
Sugar Bowl | Oklahoma 14, North Carolina 6 |
| 01/01/47 | Joe Golding |
HB
|
Gator Bowl | Oklahoma 34, N.C. State 13 |
